Many Hispanic students never have a teacher who looks like them—and that’s a big problem
Many Hispanic students never have a teacher who looks like them—and that’s a big problem
*Most Latino students are urban students and “teachers who share a linguistic and cultural background with their students have a unique role to play in urban schools.” VL By Timothy Pratt, […]
The Time is Now for Dreamers: Join the Rally April 10
By Lily Eskelsen, Lily’s Blackboard Wednesday I will stand on the West Lawn of our nation’s capitol with thousands of others and demand that a dream come true. Congress isn’t Disneyland and […]
With The Chicago Teachers Union, I Will Defend My Profession
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Now, it looks like I will have lived through two Chicago teachers’ strikes: one as a student, one as a teacher. After months of contemplation, after […]
News Taco To Go: Teachers, Jokes, Colombia, Salsa Y Politics
Wanted: More Good Latino Teachers Racist Jokes At Work: ‘Oh, But I Didn’t Mean You’ Controversy Surrounds Colombiana Film For Stereotyping Refreshing Watermelon Salsa Bien Hecho: Latina Journalist Runs In […]
Wanted: More Latino Teachers
Six percent of the nation’s K-12 teachers are Latino, compared to 20% of the Latino student population in public schools – that’s according to reports by the National Center for […]
Latino Politico Sees Change In Conneticut Town
Edwin Vargas has seen Hartford, Connecticut go through some pretty astounding changes in the 40 years that he’s lived there. Now, as a candidate for mayor, he’s hoping to be […]
